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- Q.Can I Lay Out Cardboard To Prevent Weed Growth Around Black Berry Plant - I will be planting a black berry bush. The only area I have is a grassy area. I will be ...
- Q.Hi My Name Is Mickey Reeves. I Planted Blackberries Plants. I Would Like To Know What Is Best To Use To Keep My Plants - healthy? What would be the best fertilizer to use to keep my blackberries plants healthy, and do they need a ...
- Q.I Have A Blackberry With Strange Modules That Look Like Tiny Snails They Have Pus Inside But Don’t Have Crunchy Shells And There - are hundreds of them on the main stem and ideas please I can send a picture if it would ...
- Q.Taking Starts Off Blackberries - I have 3 blackberry bushes I got 2 months ago I would like to take as many starts as possible ...
- Q.Wilting Blackberries? - I am growing blackberries! The cultivar is triple crown thornless. This is their 3rd year, so they have both primocanes & ...
- Q.Blackberry - Can you identify this growth in a wild blackberry patch
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Melinda atz on
April 20, 2019
94509Q.Can I lay out cardboard to prevent weed growth around black berry plant
I will be planting a black berry bush. The only area I have is a grassy area. I will be removing the grass, but to keep the area grass/weed free, would cardboard be ok to lay out.... I am concerned about runners coming up...and don't want to impede that. Thank you.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 20, 2019
Certified ExpertA.I would not do this while there are plants there. You will be sure to give them a fungal infection that way. Blackberries are used to growing with competition in nature, so a little grass won't even bother them. Any trees growing near them will have an impact, but those few weeds will not bother them. In fact, it can help with moisture retention in soil to have that of roots and weeds. Just make sure no large weeds, or shrubs pop up. Those will need to be removed by hand.
This article will give you more information on the care of blackberries: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htm
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- Asked by
MTReeves on
April 28, 2019
Marion,Louisiana. 71260Q.Hi my name is Mickey Reeves. I planted blackberries plants. I would like to know what is best to use to keep my plants
healthy? What would be the best fertilizer to use to keep my blackberries plants healthy, and do they need a lot of sunlight during the daylight hours? Also, I have a bamboo cane root problem. What type of chemical do you recommend to use to control the cane roots from spreading?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 28, 2019
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you with blackberries: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htm
Controlling bamboo can be quite difficult. This article will get you started on this long endeavor: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/bamboo/kill-bamboo.htm
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adrienneharris49 on
May 13, 2019
TN31 7PAQ.I have a blackberry with strange modules that look like tiny snails they have pus inside but don’t have crunchy shells and there
are hundreds of them on the main stem and ideas please I can send a picture if it would help
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
May 13, 2019
Certified ExpertA.They appear to be a type of slug, which is, essentially, a snail without a shell.
This article will help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/kill-garden-slugs.htm
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Downtoearthdigs on
May 14, 2019A.This is a Scale pest. Isolate the plant from other plants.
Treat with Neem Oil.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/control-plant-scale.htm
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May 22, 2019Q.Taking starts off blackberries
I have 3 blackberry bushes I got 2 months ago I would like to take as many starts as possible off. They have thorns; the type is prime ark. When should I do this? Can you tell me how to do it? Thank you
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 22, 2019A.This will be a lot like rooting any plant cutting, with the exception of one detail... In nature, the tips of the canes will bend down, and where they touch the soil will root. You will have to mimic this by taking the cuttings, and rooting them upside down. That is, the tips down into the soil. This article will help you in taking plant cuttings: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/projects/rooting-plant-cuttings.htm
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May 28, 2019Q.wilting blackberries?
I am growing blackberries! The cultivar is triple crown thornless. This is their 3rd year, so they have both primocanes & floricanes. The primocanes wilt in the hot OK sun, but they seem to be growing okay when the sun goes down. The floricanes don't seem to wilt. I know that they have adequate water. I've seen this behavior before in other plants. But this behavior was so remarkable that I wonder if you are aware that some plants use wilting as a survival mechanism in intense sunlight.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 28, 2019A.Afternoon leaf wilt;
this is a very common defense mechanism among plants. If the air lacks humidity during the day, this can also cause this. As long as the leaves recover, and don't start falling off, then there should be no harm in this behavior.Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
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June 14, 2019Q.Blackberry
Can you identify this growth in a wild blackberry patch
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 14, 2019A.Crown gall is a common plant disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. It is found throughout the world and occurs on woody shrubs and herbaceous plants including grapes, raspberries, blackberries and roses.
Crown gall symptoms include round, wart-like growths — 2 inches or larger in diameter — that appear at or just above the soil line, or on lower branches and stems. Plants with several galls may be unable to move water and nutrients up the trunk and become weakened, stunted and unproductive. Young plants can be killed by developing gall tissue.
In many cases, existing galls can be removed with a sharp pruning knife. Destroy the infected plant tissue and treat the wound with pruning sealer. If the plant does not recover, remove and destroy it.Was this answer useful?00 - Asked by
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June 30, 2019Q.blackberry plants died
second year blackberry plants bloomed and put on berries. 2 of 4 plants died leaves and fruit still on the plants. the company I purchased the plants from also sent the plant food. I did everything as instructed. the other 2 are producing huge sweet berries and a lot of them. What happened to the other 2 plants?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 30, 2019A.Review the article below on the growing requirements for Blackberries.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/blackberries/growing-blackberry-bushes.htmMake sure your soil is well draining and in the ph requirements for plant support.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/what-is-well-drained-garden-soil.htm
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